St. Stephen's Evangelical Lutheran Church v. Pierce
Citations
- 8 Del. Ch. 179
Syllabus
<p>Where in a deed of lands, in the description of the parties, the grantee is described as “The Penn Loan Association,” a corporation, and the consideration is expressed to have been paid by the corporation, but in the premises, and the habendum, the grantee is described as the “President of the Penn Loan Association, and to its successors and assigns,” the conveyance will be treated as having been made to the president as a trustee for the corporation, and on bill filed by the grantee of the corporation, through sundry mesne conveyances, a conveyance will be decreed from the eldest son and heir at common law of the president of the Corporation.</p> <p>When a deed was so inartificially drafted as to create a possible doubt whether the title under it was vested in a corporation or in its president, in trust for the corporation, a conveyance will be decreed, from the common law heir of the president, to remove the cloud on the title.</p> <p>Real estate held in trust descends to the eldest male heir at common law of the trustee.</p>
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